Reflexology

Reflexologists are expert specialists dealing in a specific form of alternative, natural medicine whereby pressure is applied to specific points on the hands, feet, and head, with the belief that these specific points are interconnected to all the other parts of the body, and when stimulated, can provide treatment for pain and other ailments. Reflexologists use massaging techniques, squeezing, and pushing in order to provide the proper kind of pressure on the different points. Often, when individuals are suffering from chronic pain, instead of taking a lifetime of medicine, which can take its toll on the body, clients often seek alternative medicine to relieve pain by natural remedies. In other cases, clients seek the aid of reflexology simply to promote and improve general health and wellness in the body. It is believed that stimulating specific points on the body that are interconnected and related to all the other systems of the body encourages general health in the body as a whole, and unlocks energy in the body that enables healing and restoration to ailing systems. Reflexology is a holistic system, much like acupuncture and acupressure.